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nacreous |
Overview of adj nacreous The adj nacreous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nacreous -- (consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl) 2. iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent -- (having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster") Antonyms of adj nacreous 1 of 2 senses of nacreous Sense 2 iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent INDIRECT (VIA bright) -> dull Similarity of adj nacreous 2 senses of nacreous Sense 1 nacreous Pertains to noun nacre (Sense 1) =>mother-of-pearl, nacre => shell Sense 2 iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent => bright (vs. dull) Attributes of adj nacreous Familiarity of adj nacreous nacreous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nacreous nacreous Overview of adj nacreous The adj nacreous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nacreous -- (consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl) 2. iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent -- (having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster")
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